By Linda Loons
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Francesco Stephen Castelluccio (born May 3, 1934), better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer, best known as the frontman of the Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful lead falsetto voice.
Valli scored 29 top 40 hits with the Four Seasons, one top 40 hit under the Four Seasons alias the Wonder Who?, and nine top 40 hits as a solo artist. As a member of the Four Seasons, Valli’s number-one hits include “Sherry” (1962), “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (1962), “Walk Like a Man” (1963), “Rag Doll” (1964) and “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” (1975). Valli’s recording of the song “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” reached number two in 1967. As a solo artist, Valli scored number-one hits with the songs “My Eyes Adored You” (1974) and “Grease” (1978).
Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi and Bob Gaudio—the original members of the Four Seasons—were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. Valli is also a 2010 inductee of the New Jersey Hall of Fame, with the Four Seasons (Gaudio, Massi, DeVito and Joe Long) inducted separately in 2017 and Valli speaking on Massi’s behalf.
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Died
- Adolphe Charles Adam (composer) –
- Frank Levingston (at time of death, was oldest surviving WWII veteran) –
Born
- Bing Crosby (singer) –
- Mary Astor (actress) –
- Sugar Ray Robinson (boxer) –
- James Brown (singer) –
- Frankie Valli (singer) –
- Doug Henning (magician) –
- Dulé Hill (actor) –
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- First toll bridge (toll for animals began), Rowley, Massachusetts–
- Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city–
- First U.S. telecast of a book review–
- First broadcast of National Public Radio’s All Things Considered–
- The Old Man of the Mountain located in Franconia Notch, NH, fell from his perch–
- Three veterans’ names were added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial–
- Dale Davis, a legally blind 78-year old man from Alta, Iowa, bowled a perfect game during league play–
Weather
- The temperature dipped to 39 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix, Arizona–
- Nearly a foot of rain fell within eight hours in New Orleans–
- The area west of Mooresville, North Carolina, had baseball-size hail–
- Lake Kemp, Texas, had baseball-size hail–
- Red River flood peaked in Manitoba–
- Tornadoes struck Oklahoma, killing 44 people and causing $1.3 billion in damage.–
- Powerful Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta–
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